What is classic interior design style and which are its main features?

The classic interior design style is a way of furnishing the home based on the idea of creating a noble and refined atmosphere using fine furniture and quality materials that can last over time.

In addition, timeless elegance in classic home interiors is further enhanced by imposing furnishings inspired by Greek-Roman aesthetics, as well as opulent decorations influenced by Renaissance, Baroque, and Victorian styles.

Before considering why the classic interior style is perfect as a furnishing choice for your home, let’ answer the question: what are classic style features?

Here are some of the general features (without entering too much into an analysis of variations) that distinguishes it from the others.

First of all the furnishing elements arranged in a symmetrical and harmonious manner, two key factors in the creation of a balanced and welcoming space in keeping with the classic canons.

The use of noble and quality materials such as oak, mahogany, cherry or beech, ceramic, bronze and marble as well as high-class curtains and floor mats.

Along with the standard furniture, the classic style interiors can feature columns or half-columns, friezes, cornices, rose windows and even statues, all refined and elegant features that are reminiscent of antiquity.

The base colours are based on light and neutral tones, aimed at highlighting the “noble” materials such as marble or quality wood. They are predominately cream, beige and yellows.

The furnishing accessories are delicate and refined, almost as if not to assail the eye and to blend with the other art elements such as framed pictures or statues as mentioned above.

The illumination of the classic home interior includes the use of floor lamps, crystal or indirect lighting to create a particularly welcoming atmosphere.

In a classic style space, you can just breathe in the refined atmosphere of the ancient and noble patriarchal families, as elegance and decor come together in harmony and symmetry.

These create a feeling of grandeur, derived from the throwback to past ages, and hospitality due to the moderation and the care with which materials are selected and furniture, accessories and décor are arranged.

Typical examples of the welcoming sense of classic-style furnished rooms are the seating: both chairs around the table in the dining room as well as the sofas and armchairs in the living room feature elegant and ornate designs, and are made of fine fabrics that express luxury and sophistication.